Nasheed leads in fundraising

From PUB DEF Weekly (April 25, 2006):

"Jamilah Nasheed continues to increase her fundraising lead in her 60th district House race. The north St. Louis activist appears to have raised more than her three opponents combined (Shaun Simms' campaign finance report has not yet been recieved by the Ethics Commission).

During the first quarter of 2006, Nasheed raised nearly $9,000, bringing her total amount raised to nearly $22,000. After spending $3,066, she ended the quarter with $16,208 in the bank."

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Nasheed Fights to Defend North St. Louis Tradition

From The Riverfront Times (March 15, 2006):

"Community activist Jamilah Nasheed, a candidate for state representative in the 60th District, says, 'The Annie Malone group says that the violence is not an issue, but let's not play around. It is an issue. The fact is, we need more police presence in north St. Louis, not only during the parade, but at all times.'

Phillips, meanwhile, says the move downtown is not permanent and that the parade may return to north city.

That's not good enough for Nasheed, who argues that the Annie Malone board has already lost credibility in the African-American community.

'They're going to lose a huge audience,' she predicts. "It's like little children: When they do something bad, you spank them and tell them to get back home. The same thing will happen here. They'll get spanked and come on home."

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Nasheed Fights Against Police Brutality

From The Kansas City Call (February 17, 2006):

"Jamilah Nasheed, candidate for state representative in the 60th district, protested with 40-plus others recently in front of the Maplewood Police Department. She said, if elected, she would continue to fight for local control over the police.

'Police brutality will not stop until there is some serious legislation in place to deal with outrageous and out-of-control police,' said Ms. Nasheed, also a member of the Concerned Citizens Coalition."

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Nasheed Participates in Historic I-70 Shutdown

From the Associated Press (July 1, 2003):

"A few dozen protesters carried signs and chanted slogans at a MetroLink station at Forest Park. Three went to the tracks and sat down, attempting to disrupt the service, but were carried off within seconds...

Jamilah Nasheed [was] charged with obstructing the flow of a train. The Rev. Cleo Willis, who staged his protest a few minutes later, when no train was near, was charged with trespassing."

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Nasheed Fights for Economic Inclusion

From the Columbia Daily Tribune (Saturday, August 16, 2003):

"But Jamilah Nasheed, co-chairwoman of the Concerned Citizens Coalition, said [Rev. Al] Sharpton will meet with her group as it considers what to do next to protest the failure to hire more minority-owned companies for the MetroLink project.

'We will continue civil disobedience if something doesn’t change,' Nasheed said.

About 5 percent of subcontracting work on the $550 million MetroLink expansion has gone to companies owned by minorities. Some black leaders believe about a quarter of the work should go to minority-owned firms."

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